Sanitary belt.



H. BOLGER.

SANITARY BELT. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1-2. 1911.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

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SANITARY BELT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

Application filed March 12, 1917. Serial No. 154,855.

To all whom it may concern sanitary belts such as are used for the support of catamenial napkins on the human body, the object in view being to provide such a belt with means to indicate either the date of'the past menstruation, the present menstruation, or the date at which a future' menstruation may be expected to take place.

I am aware that the above may be accomplished in a variety of ways without departing from the spirit of myinvention and that the re 'stering means may be modified to a consi erable extent and hence I do not desire to be limited to the particular arrangement shown and described for carrying out the invention.

In the drawings whichform a part hereof and in which like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views, I have exemplified certain preferred forms of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a erspective view of a belt showing a shiftab e tape bearing the numerals designating the days of the months.

Fig. 2 is a sectional perspective view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional perspective view taken on the line 3-3 of Fi 1.

Referring to the frawings 1 designates the body of the sanitary belt, the construction of which may be varied to suit the manufacturer. The body l'of the belt has fixedly secured to the front and rear thereof, front and rear tabs 2 and 3, respectively and said tabs are shown as provided with eyelets 4 although any other suitable fastening means maybe employed which will form no part of the present invention.

In carrying out the present invention, one of the tabs, preferably the front tab 2 is formed with a pocket 5 shown as formed by connecting two plies by parallel rows of stitches. Slidable through the pocket 5 is an endless tape 6 bearing numerals representin thedays of a calendar month. At

opposite sides of the tab 2 are arranged guides 7 shown in the form of loops of fabric or any suitable material stitched to the body of the belt, the function of the members 7 being to support the end portions of the endless tape, guide the same in the sliding movements thereof, to prevent the tape from being forcibly withdrawn and detached from the belt. The front wall of the pocket 5 is formed with parallel slits 8 through which the tape 6 passes, thereby forming an observation space in which any one of the numerals on the endless tape may be displayed. The pocket 5 and the slits 8 serve as guiding means for the slidable tape 6.

I claim 1. In a sanitary belt, the combination of a belt proper, a tab extending transversely thereof and having a guideway formed with slits in spaced relation to each other to provide a limited sight field, and a flexible indicia bearing tape slidable through said guideway longitudinallyv of the belt and bearing the numerals 1 to 31 inclusive. 2. In a sanitary belt, the combination of a belt proper, a tab extending transversely thereof and having a guideway formed with slits in spaced relation to each other to provide a limited sight field, and a flexible endless indicia bearin tape slidable through said guideway longitudinally of the belt and bearing the numerals 1 to 31 inclusive.

3. In a sanitary belt, the combination of a belt proper, a tab extending transversely thereof and having a guideway formed with slits in spaced relation to each other to provide a limited sight field, a flexible indicia bearing tape slidable through said guideway longitudinally of the belt and bearing the numerals 1 to 31 inclusive, and guides at opposite sides of said guideway for supporting the end portions of the tape.

4. In a sanitary belt, the combination of a beltproper, a tab extending transversely thereof and having a guideway formed with slits in spaced relation to each other to probearing tape slidable through said guideway longitudinally of the belt and bearmg the numerals 1 to 31 inclusive, and tape retaining means at o posite sides of sa d guideway for preventing detachment of said tape from the belt.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HATTIE BOLGER.

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